Deshaun Watson watch: Week 1

Deshaun Watson's numbers through his first seven starts compare favorably to some of the most notable quarterbacks in recent NFL history.

Photo: Brett Coomer/Staff photographer

Each week during the 2018 season, we’ll take a look at how Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson’s stats compare to some of the notable signal-callers in recent NFL history after the same number of starts through their careers.

As a rookie last year, Watson set an NFL record with 19 touchdown passes through his first seven games (six starts) before going down with a season-ending knee injury.

Here’s a look at his stat line through seven starts including Sunday’s loss to the Patriots:

Greg Rajan is the senior editor for Texas Sports Nation, the Houston Chronicle's premium sports website. He joined the Chronicle in January 2015 as the online sports editor. He previously worked as the sports editor at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. He led that sports section to three Associated Press Sports Editors top-10 national awards. He also has worked at the Austin American-Statesman and Temple Daily Telegram.

He is a graduate of Southwest Texas State University and Bowie High School in Austin.